Panasonic’s rapid response to Sony’s Walkman

The Sony Walkman revolutionised portable stereos - the RX-2700 is one way Panasonic responded. But there’s a reason why it’s become a model to avoid. 00:00 History 09:08 A simple belt swap 18:06 Lessons learned 21:20 Patreon credits MERCHANDISE New Techmoan Merchandise is now available. Catalogues from & FAQ Q) You should send it to….they’d/I’d fix it. A) It really is not worth anyone’s time. This cost me £44 - bought as ’Junk’ just to use in this video. The disassembly was recorded across two days. The section at the end where I throw in the towel was shot after I’d spent the afternoon of day two stripping down the tape mechanism to get the belts in place. This involved removing multiple split washers and e-clips the size of a pinhead. Once those parts were reassembled a couple of the vital ones were no longer securely held in place. It’s likely som